ABOUT

Emmalie Tello is a clarinetist and teaching artist committed to encouraging imaginative and conversational experiences within and around music. An ardent fan of contemporary music, she has performed with ensembles including International Contemporary Ensemble, Talea Ensemble, Wet Ink Ensemble, among others. Forthcoming recordings include Bob Becker’s “Clear Things May Not Be Seen” with ETHEL.

As a soloist, Emmalie was featured in Brian Ferneyhough’s "La Chute d'Icare" with the Mannes American Composers Ensemble, under David Fulmer. As a chamber musician, she has premiered music at Carnegie Hall, National Sawdust for the MATA festival, the Banff Centre, and the Bulgarian Consulate, among others. Personal highlights include premieres of music written for her by her dear friends and colleagues Lora Al-Ahmad and Jens Ibsen. She has also worked as a guest artist to perform young student composers’ pieces from Wildflower Composers, Luna Composition Lab, and the Walden School Music Camp.

Emmalie is co-founder and co-director of Art Beyond the Ink (ABI), an organization which uses interdisciplinary performance to engage young audiences and support early-career artists through musical storytelling and interdisciplinary collaboration, along with Rebecca Schifilliti. The award-winning business is a part of both in- and after-school programs across New York City and is an active partner to the New York Public Library. Along with educational programs and curriculum, Emmalie writes and produces short films for ABI and had work screened at The Backyard at Hudson Yards and The Dimenna Center. Emmalie is co-author of “Hearing and Seeing Musical Stories: The Story-Filled Tool For Understanding What You Hear,” a children’s workbook that teaches musical concepts through short stories, artistic prompts, and kinesthetic exercises.

Emmalie’s other teaching experience spans work at the Manhattan School of Music’s Community Partnerships program, the MUSES program for children in foster care and prevention services, and substitute teaching with the Youth Orchestra of St. Luke’s. She has been a guest teaching artist with the Sphinx Organization, the New York Public Library, the Gesellschaftshaus Magdeburg in Germany, and on the collegiate level with symphony members at Hunter College. Emmalie obtained degrees in Entrepreneurship and Clarinet from The New School College of Performing Arts (Bm ‘19/MA ‘20), where she studied with Jon Manasse, and in Contemporary Clarinet Performance from the Manhattan School of Music (MM ‘22), where she studied with David Krakauer.

An advocate for empowerment and self-expression in every aspect, Emmalie is also passionate about fitness and is a certified personal trainer by the American Council on Exercise.